Vermont Business Magazine Today, FEMA announced the approval of nearly $3.4 million in post-disaster funding for Public Assistance projects in New England to the states of Vermont, Maine and Connecticut. This program empowers states, local communities, tribes and territories to recover, to rebuild more resilient, safer communities, and protect infrastructure from future events.
FEMA disburses this money to states and local communities because they are best positioned to know how these funds will be most effectively spent. The funded projects include repairs to critical infrastructure, restoration of public buildings, road repairs and reimbursement for costs incurred to ensure public health and safety after a disaster.
Projects reimbursed through Public Assistance funding approved today in New England include:
- Over $1.3 million to the Morrisville Water and Light Department in Vermont for repairs to the town’s water supply infrastructure caused by the 2023 flooding. Two wells and the diesel generator that served one of them were severely damaged. The wells were flood-proofed as part of the repairs, including relocating the backup generator to higher ground.
- Over $470,000 to the Town of Marshfield in Vermont for management costs related to the 2023 flooding.
- Nearly $1 million to the Town of Avon in Maine to reimburse the cost of replacing the culvert under Miles Square Road where it crosses Bean Brook after it was washed out by the December 2023 flooding and storms.
- Over $600,000 to the Town of Oxford in Connecticut to reimburse the cost of repairing several roads damaged by the August 2024 flooding and storms, including Academy Road, Captain Wooster Road, Laborde Road, and Old State Road.
These projects are the latest examples of billions of dollars in disaster recovery provided by FEMA to support state and local communities as they work to rebuild from recent natural disasters.
FEMA continues its renewed commitment to help communities recover from disasters like hurricanes, severe storms, tornadoes and wildfires while making them more resilient from future disasters.
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